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What is vmware-authd.exe?

Part ofVMware Workstation by VMware

What is it?

VMware Authorization Service for VMware Workstation is a hypervisor that enables users to set up multiple virtual machines (VMs) and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine. Each virtual machine can execute its own operating system, such as Microsoft Windows. VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously.

Description of vmware-authd.exe from VMware

“VMware Workstation provides a seamless way to access all of the virtual machines you need, regardless of where they are running. Remotely connect to virtual machines running on VMware vSphere, ESXi or another copy of VMware Workstation. Workstation’s web interface lets you access local and server hosted virtual machines from your PC, smart phone, tablet or any device with a modern browser.”

How does vmware-authd.exe run?

Service - vmware-authd.exe runs as a background Windows service (VMAuthdService). This service runs as the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges on the local computer, and acts as the computer on the network.

Community

What is the community is seeing?

What is the community is doing?

About 0.4% of all Boost users have the vmware-authd.exe process running.

Of the 0.4% of vmware-authd.exe users, 12.5% have disabled it.

How resource intensive is vmware-authd.exe?

Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.

0.00001% CPU87.7%

Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.

4.65 MB RAM21.6%

Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.

2 /min0.1%

Average I/O read and write operations for all programs is 2,253 per minute.

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